Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Victor Wembanyama vs. Nikola Jokic: The key stats you need to know in 2026 NBA MVP debate
Will Shai Gilgeous-Alexander repeat as NBA MVP, or does someone else have a stronger case?
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Victor Wembanyama vs. Nikola Jokic: The key stats you need to know in 2026 NBA MVP debate originally appeared on The Sporting News .
Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Back-to-back MVPs has been a common occurrence in the NBA over the last 15 years, but Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander would still be joining an elite club if he won the league's top individual honor for the second consecutive season. Only 15 players in NBA history have earned multiple MVP awards, with 13 of them winning the award in back-to-back seasons.
Recent repeats by Nikola Jokic and Giannis Antetokounmpo indicate it takes longer than just a year for voter fatigue to set in, if it exists at all, so Gilgeous-Alexander could claim MVP No. 2 in the spring. There is some room to doubt whether it will happen.
A handful of other players have turned in stellar seasons, though late injuries by Doncic and Cade Cunningham likely shrunk the field of candidates. With Jokic and Victor Wembanyama finishing strong, do they have a case to dethrone Gilgeous-Alexander? Here's a complete breakdown of the MVP cases for Gilgeous-Alexander, Wembanyama and Jokic.
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